Ankur Inc. is a non-profit organization, exempt from federal income tax registered under 501(c)(3). Though it has a special interest in cultivating and preserving Bengali/Indian culture, its projects are most certainly not limited to this interest, nor are they curtailed for those of non-Bengali heritage. The organization's overall purpose is one of social service, especially for underserved minority populations in the Greater Sacramento region. In the interests of simplicity, Ankur's overall purpose may be broken into four main components: Bangla Ischool, Community Services, Intrasocial Services and Religious Services.